BACKGROUND Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy(ALPPS)has been adopted by liver surgeons in recent years.However,high morbidity and mortality rates have limited the promotion of ...
AIM To compare the efficacy of fixed-time split dose and split dose of an oral sodium picosulfate for bowel preparation.METHODS This is study was prospective, randomized controlled study performed at a single Institut...
To evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of a split-dose 2 L polyethylene glycol (PEG)/ascorbic acid (AA) regimen for healthy examinees who visited for comprehensive medical check-up in the early morning.METHODS...
Growing experience with the liver splitting technique and favorable results equivalent to those of whole liver transplant have led to wider application of split liver transplantation(SLT) for adult and pediatric recip...
Supported by University of Malaya Research Grant,Project No.RG536-13HTM
AIM: To compare same-day whole-dose vs split-dose of 2-litre polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage solution (PEG-ELS) plus bisacodyl for colon cleansing for morning colonoscopy.
An insufficient future liver remnant(FLR)is associated with post-hepatectomy liver failure.Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stage hepatectomy(ALPPS)has been shown to be effective for the induct...
Though split-liver and living-related transplantation are routinely performed,they are done almost exclusively for primary liver transplantation because of potential surgical difficulties.These difficulties are genera...
AIM: To outline the surgical experience with donor liver splitting in split liver transplantation.METHODS: From March 1 to September 1 in 2004, 10 donor livers were split ex situ into a left lateral lobe (segments ...